Belgian Consulate General in Shanghai

Belgium requires Chinese citizens to hold a visa issued in advance. Check with the Belgian consulate general in Shanghai whether visas are handled at its counter or by an appointed visa centre.

In 2025, Belgium’s consulate general in Shanghai received 8,279 applications for short-stay Schengen visas and issued 8,040. 184 applications were refused, a refusal rate of 2.2%. In 2024 the rate was much the same, 1.1%. Applications rose by 678% compared with 2024 (1,064).

Over 2023–2025 the rate ranged from 1.1% (2024) to 6.7% (2023).

Belgium issues Schengen visas at 3 locations in China; this office handled 37% of their 22,229 applications in 2025. Refusal rates elsewhere: Beijing 2.1% and Guangzhou 3.9%. Each office serves the applicants who live in its own consular district, so the rates also reflect who applies where, not only how strictly files are assessed.

Across all Schengen consulates in China, 4.0% of applications were refused in 2025; Belgium’s rate worldwide was 26.1%. Belgium received the 14th largest number of applications of the 27 Schengen states represented here.

Almost every visa issued here allows multiple entries. The statistics count applications, not people, and include every nationality that applies here, not only citizens of China.

For matters it cannot handle, the Belgian embassy in Beijing (1,069 km) is responsible. Besides the Belgian consulate general in Shanghai, Belgium has 2 other missions in China. Consulates: Guangzhou. China in turn has 2 missions in Belgium, its embassy being in Brussels.

About the Belgian consulate general in Shanghai

It appears in official lists as Consulate General of Belgium in Shanghai. A consulate does consular work for a region: passports, certificates and help for nationals in difficulty.

Address and contact

Address: 武夷路 127, 200050 上海. The record for the Belgian consulate general in Shanghai includes a phone number, an e-mail address and an official website.

Belgian citizens travelling to China

China admits Belgian citizens without a visa for stays of up to 30 days.

When the Belgian consulate general in Shanghai is closed

Expect the Belgian consulate general in Shanghai to be shut on New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027 and Chinese New Year (Spring Festival) on Saturday 6 February 2027, and often on Armistice Day (Wapenstilstand) on Wednesday 11 November 2026, a holiday in Belgium.

Before visiting the Belgian consulate general in Shanghai

Current procedures for the Belgian consulate general in Shanghai, including any appointment system, are on its official website, linked on this page.

Near the Belgian consulate general in Shanghai

Within 1 km of the Belgian consulate general in Shanghai there are 2 other foreign missions.